Chaach or chaas is traditionally a part of every traditional North Indian meal. It is a must have digestive after a spicy lunch. It also works as a body cooler on a hot summer day. Gurgaon is literally reeling under a heatwave. To compound the blessings of Lord Agni, the electricity board is doubly ensuring that we get enough of power fluctuation, that is if they bless us with a few hours of electricity. As of now, the area where I live is getting power outages of almost 4-5 hours a day.

With all this going on, I decided to keep myself cool with a jug full of chaach that I made with rich creamy Greek style yogurt. Why Greek style yogurt, you may ask? Well, I had just that in the fridge after my last sojourn to the supermarket. Let’s read about what kept me really cool & agile this hot and smouldering afternoon – chaas.

Point: I’ll do an article on benefits of Chaach shortly. So stay tuned for that. For more simple and cool yogurt based recipes, click here.